Press Release

If you’ve been lucky enough to hear the words “Go Driver” echo throughout town at the Kearney Dog Sled race, then chances are you’ve heard Jim Cunningham. Jim is our ever-present Race Marshal. As Marshal, he announces the races and checks the dogs, the sleds and the entire course for safety. Cunningham says his primary…

Welcome to the 2016 Kearney Dog Sled Races race results page. This year the Kearney Dog Sled Races is a IFSS Sanctioned event held on Saturday February 13th and Sunday February 14th 2016. As individual race results are available they will be published live here. Book mark this page for easy reference. We would like…

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IFSS Sanctioned Event Great News Dog Sledders! In preparation for the 2017 World Championships coming to Haliburton, the Kearney Dog Sled Races has been sanctioned as a World Cup Event! VP Anne McIntyre from the International Federation of Sleddog Sports (IFSS) has confirmed that all of the regularly held events at Kearney’s Races will be…

Just in time for a new year we have a new Website! Launched December 31st 2014 The Kearney Dog Sled committee along with partnership funding from our local Regional Tourism Organization, Explorers Edge worked with a local web designer to bring a new online experience to visitors for the 2015…

Kearney Dog Sled Races

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Testimonials

Just wanted to add my thanks to the Town of Kearney for hosting and putting on such a great event. We’ll definitely be back next year I also wanted to say an extra thanks to the trail help- the men and ladies who stand out there for the entire weekend in whatever weather Mother Nature throws at us – who remain polite, encouraging and professional despite all of this. They are great at directing the teams and keeping back traffic, and I hope they know how much they’re appreciated.

Katie Woodward

Thank you Kearney for hosting another great weekend of Sled dog racing. Superb trails, good food, exciting entertainment and excellent dog racing and team spirit.

Karen Watts Nikischin

The race was a highlight of our trip from Alaska. The community was very involved. Kearney is a town of 800 and I think I saw 790 volunteers, it was very impressive. We would like to return again for the race.

Tim Osmar & Monica ZappaMushers

Absolutely fantastic event again. What an amazing team of volunteers. Thank you so much for all you do for all the participants and all the spectators. It is a privilege to attend the Kearney races.

Glenn SchwendingerMusher

Another thanks being added here to!!! This is by far my favourite race to attend!!! If you had a comments card mine would have only one phrase “YOU GUYS ARE INCREDIBLE”!!!! Volunteers on the trail are quick to respond the second you need it (had a minor tangle that got resolved in seconds thanks to their fast action) and super friendly! In the dog yard the runners are great in making sure you make it to the chute in time. Food was plentiful and delicious! Smiles were abundant! Trails was superb. Honestly I cannot think of a single concern or complaint.

Renata Sauder

This was bar none the best race, with the most amazing trails I have ever raced on. Thanks to an endless amount of volunteers that it takes to pull it off. Thanks Kearney

Ray ErkerMusher

A big thank you to all the folks who worked so hard to put on this race. It is definitely up there as one of the most musher friendly races. The trail volunteers were awesome – saw some the same faces at both races both days – thanks for the dedication in making sure the teams got safely around the trail. The amount of trail work is phenomenal-kudos to all those people!!! The race committee – what awesome organization. Not quite sure how you got the weather to co-operate so well in such a fickle weather year!! See ya next year.